22 February 2016

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
vowed Monday to press on with his 3-year-old effort to bring the
developing world online, even after Indian regulators banned one of the
pillars of the campaign.

He said the banned service, Free Basics, was only one program in his Internet.org campaign, so he could proceed with other initiatives. Indian regulators banned Free Basics this month because it provided access only to certain pre-approved services — including Facebook — rather than the full Internet.

Authorities
in a north Indian state on Monday began lifting curfews in key towns
and protesters gradually removed roadblocks after 12 people died in
clashes during their demonstrations for government benefits.

Government forces also secured a canal in Haryana state, which provides 60 percent of New Delhi's water needs, easing fears of a shortage in the Indian capital. New Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said engineers were repairing portions of a reservoir damaged by protesters.

Authorities in a north Indian state have begun lifting a curfew in key
towns and protesters have removed roadblocks after clashes left 12
people dead during their demonstrations for government benefits.

Government forces also Monday secured a canal in Haryana state, which provides 60 percent of New Delhi's water needs, easing fears of a shortage. New Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said engineers were repairing portions of a reservoir damaged by protesters.